Hoops

NBA Rookie Watch - ROTY

Johnny Sack- I like Fernandez ALOT. watched him play in the gold medal game for spain and he seemed to possess all the qualities to become a solid NBA player. Has good height at 6"6(i think), can get to the rim and finish(he posterized one of the USA team members--cant remeber though). He also has a good outside jumper.

Also, those people talking about Oden being used sparingly because of the injury---Nate McMillan, Blazers coach, said he aimed to use Oden for around 30 minutes a game. Wouldn't call that sparingly.

Durant was the only guy with a green light to shoot in last year's class. Beasley has to contend with ball hog Marion, and D.Wade taking shots.

Beaslety will be a 'tweener in the NBA, not a PF.

It is a problem, i just don't see it as a major problem.

Rose is like Tony Parker in that he can still hit open looks, and like TP, he can get in the lane and finish or create jumpers for other players.

Kidd and Hill had poor jumpers, but when your the player creating scores; taking the ball at the defence creates more opportunities for teammates than hitting pull ups.

That is why i think Hill to the suns was such a terrible move. He needs to be the guy creating, feeding shooters when breaking down the D, instead it is nash's job and hill can't finish the open looks nash provides.

Side tracked, sorry.

Point is, if your the creator of the offence, an awesome jumper is not essential. A good jumper is still needed and i think Rose has that.

Only thing im worried about with Rose is his Jumpshot. I haven't seen him comfortable or accurate when shooting that outside jumper. There a smart, intelligent guards in the NBA. I think they will just play him into his weaknesses i.e I think smart defenders can force him into the outside j.

Seen more than one game KingJames.

Oden will be the better player over a career, but for this year i see him used sparingly because of his injury concerns. In blow out wins, he won't play the fourth. Same for big losses. He may still be lucky to play over 65-70 games.

If i'm wrong and he stays healthy, plays good minutes, i think Oden will probably win.

I just find it more likely that the media will fall in love with home town Rose and Oden will be hurt for long stretches.

Rose also has a bit of Tony Parker about him when he gets close to the hoop. Finishing on the left is not a prob- he actually seems to prefer it.

Oden or Rose IMO.

Oden may not play a full season though. Even though I am a parochial Bulls fan, Rose does seem to be "NBA ready" more so than Beasley. Having said that, PG is the toughest position to play, especially as a rookie...

where can a person get access to the programme for this seasons abl here in sa???
i've looked on the basa website and there is nothing.